It seems to be an unwritten law of physics that no pair of shades shall survive one (1) summer. At least not the pair of shades you like wearing, and didn’t just buy for that rock-star entrance you had planned for last night’s party.
Since I’m subject to the laws of physics – written and unwritten – I can’t help but hunt for a new pair of shades each and every spring. Last year’s shades fell apart spectacularly while I was wearing them. I’m not kidding you: one of the temples simply fell off my ear, rendering the whole contraption unusable. The fact that at the precise moment of disassembly I was sitting inside a car and steering my way out of a parking lot, didn’t exactly help in lodging that memory within the “fun times” area of my brain.
So today I went to a popular Swedish clothing store, because usually they’ve got at least one pair that’s just plain and black, and they’re cheaper than cheap (I do have the suspicion that there could be a correlation between cheapness and falling temples…I might have to look into that). Vividly remembering last year’s incident, I bought not only one, but two pairs, since I had learned last summer that it’s impossible to find the exact same shades a second time (another unwritten law I suppose).
“Take this, unwritten law of physics!”, I thought as I unpacked the shades at home. I put them on again, just to check if maybe they’d look even cooler within the confines of my own abode, when another unwritten law instantly kicked in: the unwritten law of stuff looking nice in one mirror, ridiculous in another.
So here I am, with two pairs of shades that make me look as if I’d decided to win a Bono Vox contest. And believe you me, there’s nothing in the world I’d like to do least.
The award for most obscure music video goes to this video. The best part is that initially I thought it’s a really, really good parody, but according to the Wikipedia article to this not-yet released single (encyclopedia entry for unreleased material? I know!), the crucial part of the video is real footage from an actual 80s TV show. If I were so inclined, I’d now spell out the word “unbelievable”, like so: U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E. But I’d rather not.
Anyhow, great idea, great video, and actually, nice enough song to warrant watching the video with your sound turned on.
The namesake of my late alter ego and overall best science-fiction author of his time, Stanislaw Lem, died today at the age of 85. Which is sad, but I’m not really good at writing obituaries.
Every time I set foot in a shoe store, I can’t help but suspect that Bonnie Tyler has signed some sort of contract with each and every show store on the planet.
Why else would they play “Total eclipse of the heart” in a volume well above your average and recommended muzak level every time I’m inside a shoe-store? Is it really a contract, or is this song actually helping people in their quest for the right shoe?
Let’s find out, shall we? Here are the lyrics to “Total eclipse of the heart”. I’ve linked to the lyrics, so you can have a look at them, and then come back here. Considering the fact that the music industry is also suing people who reprint lyrics, I’ve decided not to reprint them here. I don’t want to go down as the the guy who will be paying off debt for the rest of his life for reprinting the lyrics to “Total eclipse of the heart”.
So, here’s something striking about the lyrics, something I’ve never actually consciously registered, but what I think is vital in this matter: The first twelve couplets of the lyrics actually start with the word “Turnaround”. And I must say, stroke of genius, stroke of genius indeed. I mean, what is the word uttered most often when shopping for shoes and clothes? No, not “fat”, it’s actually “turnaround”. Well, it’s “turn around”, but for my argument’s sake, let’s leave that aside for now.
Well, what can I say? Once again I’ve uncovered one of the best kept secrets of the world. The shoe-world, that is.
I wrote about our neighbour about a year ago. Back then she was perfecting her piano skills.
She is not playing the piano that often anymore. She’s picked up playing THE VIOLIN now. And she’s rather mediocre.
I’m going insane.
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